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silbersteinphotographyIt's called a "resource recovery facility" but it is just a modern variation of an incinerator with some electricity generation. The 80's there was a big push to build them on Long Island, claiming to be a solution to both trash disposal and electricity generation. Many former politicians lobbied for the private firms looking to build the incinerators. To participate, a municipality had to guarantee to deliver a certain amount of trash and suffer financial penalties if it didn't. While the momentary appeal of a trash disposal solution was appealing, a groundswell of taxpayer protest eventually won out. How? Simple recycling would dramatically reduce the amount of garbage, reduce harmful gas discharges, be much greener and as a result make the plants uneconomic and inefficient. Nevertheless, this one was built and continues to operate because of long term contractual requirements. #pollution#eco#green#incinerator#planetlove#sunrise#longisland#ny#gogreen2s